bhang
/bæŋ/noun
उच्चारण बैंग
भांग
Core word
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the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, which are made into a drink or sweet and consumed, especially during the festival of Holi
भांग
- Some people drink bhang-mixed thandai during Holi.
- The shopkeeper warned the tourists about the bhang drink.
- Bhang is traditionally consumed in some regions during festivals.
+ 2 more examples
- Drinking bhang can make a person very ill if they take too much.
- The law on bhang differs from state to state.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bhang (uncountable noun)
Bhang is uncountable and has no plural. It is a drink or paste made from cannabis leaves, linked in popular memory with Holi and Mahashivratri, and its sale is controlled by law in many states.
'Bhang' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता। यह भाँग की पत्तियों से बना पेय या लेप है, और कई राज्यों में इसकी बिक्री कानून से नियंत्रित है।
- Bhang is mixed with milk and spices in some festival drinks.
- Some bhang was sold openly near the temple.
a glass / cup of bhang
Count it with a container word like a glass of or a cup of.
इसकी गिनती glass of या cup of जैसे शब्दों से होती है।
- He drank a glass of bhang and felt dizzy.
bhang + noun
As a modifier: bhang lassi, bhang shop, bhang paste. Such shops need a licence.
Modifier के रूप में: bhang lassi, bhang shop, bhang paste। ऐसी दुकानों के लिए licence चाहिए।
- The police raided an unlicensed bhang shop.
under the influence of bhang
Use under the influence of for the state caused by it. This is a legal and medical phrase.
इससे उत्पन्न स्थिति के लिए 'under the influence of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He was under the influence of bhang when the officer stopped him.
+Collocations 4
verb + bhang
drinkgrindmixbansell
- They grind bhang with almonds and milk on festival days.
bhang + noun
lassithandaipasteshopleaves
- Bhang leaves are ground into a paste.
adjective + bhang
stronglegalillegalfestival
- Strong bhang can make a person sleepy for hours.
bhang + preposition
with milkin a drinkfor the festivalunder the influence of
- The thandai was prepared with bhang for the festival.
“More examples 5
- Doctors warn that bhang is not a harmless festival drink.
डॉक्टर चेतावनी देते हैं कि भाँग कोई हानिरहित त्योहारी पेय नहीं है।
- The state allows licensed shops to sell bhang only during certain festivals.
राज्य लाइसेंसधारी दुकानों को केवल कुछ त्योहारों के दौरान भाँग बेचने की अनुमति देता है।
- In the story, the hero was given bhang by mistake and spent the night laughing.
कहानी में नायक को ग़लती से भाँग दे दी गई और उसने पूरी रात हँसते हुए बिताई।
- Drivers who have taken bhang must not be allowed on the road.
जिन चालकों ने भाँग ली हो, उन्हें सड़क पर नहीं जाने देना चाहिए।
- Radhika's grandmother always tells the children to refuse bhang at Holi.
राधिका की दादी बच्चों से हमेशा कहती हैं कि होली पर भाँग लेने से मना कर दें।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He drank two bhangs at the fair.
✓ He drank two glasses of bhang at the fair.
Bhang is uncountable, so count with glasses of.
'Bhang' uncountable है, इसलिए गिनती 'glasses of' से करें।
✗ The bhang are served in the shop.
✓ The bhang is served in the shop.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular क्रिया आती है।